> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/theOehrly/Fast-F1/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Examples Overview

> Gallery of FastF1 examples demonstrating various analysis capabilities

This section provides a comprehensive collection of examples demonstrating the capabilities of FastF1 for Formula 1 data analysis. Each example uses real-world data and provides complete, runnable code.

## Example Categories

### Telemetry Analysis

Analyze driver telemetry data including speed traces, GPS positions, and gear shifts.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Speed Traces" icon="gauge-high" href="/examples/telemetry-analysis#speed-traces">
    Compare driver speed traces across laps
  </Card>

  <Card title="Track Maps" icon="map" href="/examples/telemetry-analysis#speed-visualization-on-track">
    Visualize speed and gear shifts on circuit maps
  </Card>

  <Card title="Corner Analysis" icon="turn-down-right" href="/examples/telemetry-analysis#corner-annotations">
    Annotate speed traces with corner information
  </Card>

  <Card title="Gear Shifts" icon="gears" href="/examples/telemetry-analysis#gear-shifts">
    Track gear usage throughout the circuit
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Lap Time Comparison

Compare lap times between drivers and analyze performance distributions.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Driver Lap Times" icon="clock" href="/examples/lap-time-comparison#driver-lap-times">
    Scatter plot of lap times with tire compound colors
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lap Time Distribution" icon="chart-simple" href="/examples/lap-time-comparison#lap-time-distributions">
    Violin plots showing performance distributions
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Race Strategy

Analyze race strategies including tire choices, pit stops, and position changes.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Tire Strategy" icon="circle-dot" href="/examples/race-strategy#tire-strategy">
    Visualize tire compound strategies for all drivers
  </Card>

  <Card title="Position Changes" icon="arrows-up-down" href="/examples/race-strategy#position-changes">
    Track position changes throughout the race
  </Card>

  <Card title="Qualifying Results" icon="flag-checkered" href="/examples/race-strategy#qualifying-results">
    Visualize qualifying performance gaps
  </Card>

  <Card title="Team Pace Ranking" icon="ranking-star" href="/examples/race-strategy#team-pace-ranking">
    Compare team race pace distributions
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Championship Standings

Track championship progress and analyze season-long performance.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Results Tracker" icon="table" href="/examples/driver-standings#results-tracker">
    Heatmap of points scored at each race
  </Card>

  <Card title="Season Summary" icon="trophy" href="/examples/driver-standings#season-summary">
    Interactive dashboard of season performance
  </Card>

  <Card title="Championship Calculator" icon="calculator" href="/examples/driver-standings#championship-calculator">
    Calculate who can still win the championship
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Getting Started

All examples require FastF1 to be installed:

```bash theme={null}
pip install fastf1
```

Some examples also require additional visualization libraries:

```bash theme={null}
pip install matplotlib seaborn plotly
```

## Running the Examples

Each example is self-contained and can be run directly. Simply copy the code and execute it in your Python environment. The examples will:

1. Load the required session data
2. Process and prepare the data
3. Create visualizations
4. Display the results

<Note>
  The first time you run an example, FastF1 will download and cache the required data. Subsequent runs will be faster.
</Note>

## Source Code

All examples are available in the [FastF1 repository](https://github.com/theOehrly/Fast-F1/tree/master/examples) and are regularly updated to use the latest API features.